January 13, 2009
Cosmo Clock in Yokohama
Yokohama's Cosmo Clock at night.
Photo courtesy of Flickr.
Hi everyone. My winter break was a bit boring but one interesting thing I did was I went to Yokahama with my Thai friends.
There, we rode the Cosmo Clock, a large ferris wheel. We waited in line for almost one hour. It is very famous because it is a very romantic ferris wheel and is very popular among young couples. The ferris wheel is a part of the Minato-mirai amusement park. It is 344ft and was the tallest ferris wheel in the world when it was built in 1989. From the top you can see Rainbow Bridge, a large suspension bridge across Tokyo Bay. It was a very picturesque view for everyone.
They also have good service at the ferris wheel. They will take your photo and you can buy it after your ride. I recommend going there in evening because the ferris wheel has very colorful lights as well. For any one who coming to Yokohama I highly recommend riding the Cosmo Clock.
Yokohama also has a biggest China town in Japan. You can find almost every type of Chinese food here and it was very interesting. The mascot for Yokohama is panda and there were many panda toys and dolls for sale.
From Tokyo the easiest way to go to Yokohama is to take JR Keihin-tohoku train line, which takes about an hour from central Tokyo. I found that Yokohama had better architecture than Tokyo which makes it a very nice area to live in.
-Poom